Lord Jesus, today is the feast day Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist, the disciple you loved and to whom you entrusted the care of your mother as you were dying on the cross. Your beloved disciple wrote at length about your command that we should love one another. Help us, Lord, to live up to your command. Help us to reach out with love and compassion, especially when we would prefer to walk away. Help us to say and do what is right and good in every situation we encounter this day.

Amen.
Daily Mass: 12 noon in the Chapel of Mary

Recitation of the Rosary: 11:30 a.m.

Garden Hours: The Upper Gardens are currently closed as we clear debris from the winter storm.

Priest Office Hours: 10-11:45 a.m.

Christmas Festival of Lights: 4:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. (grounds close at 10 p.m.)
Festival Information

The Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights will continue nightly through Friday, Dec. 30. This annual event celebrates the true meaning of Christmas with music, lights and joy.

More than 150 choirs will perform over the course of 35 nights in the Chapel of Mary, with its cathedral-like acoustics. 
 
There are nightly puppet shows and caroling in the pavilion tent, and music all around the grounds. And don't forget the millions of lights! New this year - a giant, walk-thru Christmas tree.
 
Tickets are sold in advance. No cash sales at the door.

Please bring a non-perishable food item for SnowCap.
Gift Shop Hours: 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.

We invite you to come and explore the store and its many treasures.